Creating Fused Glass Mosaics Using NO Days ThinFuse Adhesive

Creating Fused Glass Mosaics Using NO Days ThinFuse

Materials:
NO Days ThinFuse Adhesive
fusible Spectrum System 96 glass
System 96 Carolina Frit

tools:
glass cutter, running pliers
spoon, small brush
standard heat gun, embossing tool, or conventional/toaster over
kiln

Creating Functional Fused Glass Art with No Days Liquid Fusing Adhesive and Carolina Frit

Creating Functional Fused Glass Art with No Days Liquid Fusing Adhesive


Materials:
-No Days Liquid Fusing Adhesive
-Carolina Frit in various sizes
-Spectrum System 96 fusible glass


Tools:
-small spoon for scooping frit
-various tools for moving frit
-inspirations/images/sketches

No Days Liquid Fusing Adhesive makes painting with frits and powders an option even for glass enthusiasts that have to transport their work to a local glass shop or studio to be fired. The biodegradable, strong fusing adhesive burns free of residue. The ultra fine tip needle dispenser makes pinpointing the application of the adhesive simple. Watch as we show you how to create detailed and intricate designs for your fused glass!

Fused Glass Mosaics with Vicki Day and Nola Cabral of The Stained Glass Shop

August, 2011 Featured Artists - Vicki Day & Nola Cabral of The Stained Glass Shop...
Meet featured artists Vicki Day and Nola Cabral of The Stained Glass Shop in Glendale, Arizona.
Vicki and Nola bought the shop in 1986, which had sold traditional leaded glass supplies, finished goods and held classes from a suburban strip mall since 1971.

Warm glass was incorporated into traditional stained glass, and the Shop’s classes, virtually from the beginning. Shortly after purchasing the shop, Vicki and Nola went to their first trade show, took their first fusing class and bought their first kiln. Vicki then traveled to Los Angeles and took a class from Gil Reynolds and her fusing career took off. Originally, Gil traveled to Glendale to teach fusing classes for the shop; then Vicki assumed that role and Gil visited to teach only specialty fusing techniques. Vicki’s expertise and continuing education has allowed her to become The Stained Glass Shop’s professional when it comes to fused glass.

In 2001, The Stained Glass Shop moved into a space designed and built to their specifications to enable them to provide more warm glass classes.

 Although the shop is just across the street from the old location, they have more retail space as well as a better-designed teaching area. They also have the capacity to run three - 220V kilns and six - 8” kilns all at the same time! When teaching some techniques they need all that fire power!

Their fused glass mosaic technique has been developed over time with the help of two special people: Diane Sepanski, who had the original idea, and Mary Beth Maddox, who helped define the new process. Vicki & Nola love using No Days ThinFuse Adhesive in their Fused Glass Mosaic Classes because it eliminates a firing and cuts back on the amount of time it takes to finish a project. Prior to the advent of No Days Thin Fuse Adhesive, the colored tile pieces would be laid on the background glass, then the piece would be tack-fused. Now the pieces can be heat set with the adhesive, allowed to cool, and finished with frit glass grout all before being kiln fired.

The Stained Glass Shop is a full-service retail store. The shop provides glass, supplies and a large variety of classes in both traditional lead and copper foil stained glass techniques, beginning fusing and specialty fusing, mosaics, precious metal clay, wire working, silver jewelry techniques and much more.

Visit Vicki and Nola at www.stainedglass-shop.com to learn more!

Creating Faux Gold Leaf Mosaics with glueFOIL

Creating Faux Gold Leaf Mosaics with glueFOIL

Using glueFOIL from Strueter Technologies with clear textured stained glass is a great way to add sparkle to your mosaic and is much less expensive than using dichroic or specialty glasses.


Materials:
wooden Butterfly plaque -available from various online sites or at your local craft store
GlueFoil in assorted colors
No Days Mosaic Adhesive Film
Scrap Clear Stained Glass in a Variety of Textures available at your local stained glass studio
Stamping Pad or marker
sanded grout
rubber gloves
paper for pattern making
(optional: graphite paper)


Tools:
standard heat gun or embossing tool
scissors or razor blade
cutting mat
heat proof work surface
pen

Hosting a Mosaic Party Using No Days Mosaic Adhesive

Mosaic Sun Catcher : Quick and Easy Project for Kids’ Classes, Birthday Parties and More!


Using No Days Mosaic Adhesive is an ideal solution for creating a quick, mess free, no grout mosaic sun catcher that’s ready to hang right out of the oven. 

Plan on having one or more adult helpers for every 6 children participating.
Age: 6+
Prep time: 10-30 minutes depending on materials
Activity time: 40-60 minutes
Materials: Acrylic Sun Catcher plaque, glass globs & squiggles for a quicker project and younger students, stained glass tiles that can be cut up for older students, No Days Mosaic Adhesive
Tools: pair of mosaic nippers, gallon size ziplock bag, safety glasses, shoe box lids, bowls, scissors or exacto blade

Casting Glass with Glenda Emory

June, 2011 Featured Artist - Glenda Emory of Glenda Emory Designs.  
  Glenda works as the Studio Specialist & Instructor at Hollander Fusing Center in Atlanta, Georgia. She is also the secretary for the Atlanta Glass Art Guild. Glenda became enamored with glass fusing after taking a beginning class in 2006.

She loves using No Days Liquid Fusing Adhesive for kiln casting because "it allows you to pile more glass into the mold, therefore getting more out of your cast piece. The No Days keeps the glass that sits above the mold line from shifting and ruining the mold or making a mess in the kiln."

When frit painting, Glenda loves using No Days Liquid Fusing Adhesive as "it is great for helping the frit stay in place once you have your design in place.  No Days Fusing Adhesive also lets you build up the frit in areas where you want bold color or more texture with out having to wait for the initial layers to dry between each application of frit. I is a great time saver when doing frit painting."